Amanda J. Gillespie

Amanda J. Gillespie[1]

Female Abt 1837 - 1891  (~ 54 years)

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  • Photos
    Amanda Gillispie Face
    Amanda Gillispie Face

    Headstones
    Peck - Wallberg [sic] tombstone at highland Lawn Cemetery
    Peck - Wallberg [sic] tombstone at highland Lawn Cemetery
    The last name is spelled incorrectly. It should have been Wollberg. They had to be in the Jewish section of the cemetery. Also buried near by are Amanda Gillespie Peck, James Henry Peck and Mary Elizabeth Peck. There was also a baby Peck burial but no marker.
    Highland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute RIP Monument
    Highland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute RIP Monument
    Generic headstone for Highland Lawn Cemetery

  • Name Amanda J. Gillespie  [2, 3
    Born Abt 1837  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • Some family members say she was born in Jackson, Ohio where she was living in 1860 with Daniel Webster Peck and other Gillespies in town.

      The family tree researchers have her brothers and sisters born in Gallia, Ohio. They show her as the daughter of Alexander Gillespie and Martha.

      In the census record in Terre Haute her mother Martha was living with her. A family member says the Terre Haute obituary for Martha said she was the widow of William. The family members who show her married to William also have a last name for Martha of Dryer.

      The more I look at the family history of Alexander Gillespie the less I feel he was the correct spouse. I am leaving him as William. However, I feel it is likely she may have been born in another city in Ohio other than Jackson. I have left her birth place as Gallia. I am not at all sure this is correct. I would appreciate any comments on this.

      Dave Howard, dshoward@usa.net 24 Oct 2010
    Gender Female 
    Lived 1866  Salem, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    According to Tax Records Daniel Webster Peck was in Salem, Indiana in 1866. I have assumed his family was with him. Dave Howard Aug 2009 
    Died 5 Jan 1891  Terra Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1238  Complete
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2010 

    Father William Gillespie,   d. Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Martha Dryer,   b. 1806, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Terra Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8913  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Daniel Webster Peck,   b. 15 Nov 1832, Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1907, Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 14 May 1854  Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • As far as I can tell from talking with various older relatives, Daniel never did divorce Amanda, he ran away to Arkansas and was never heard of for years and years. When his daughters were adults and Amanda was dead he did return to Indiana for a brief visit. Dave Howard
    Children 
    +1. Claude Emerson Peck,   b. 5 Jun 1855, Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1911, Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     2. Mary Elizabeth Peck,   b. 15 Feb 1857, Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1932, Terra Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +3. James Henry Peck,   b. 9 April 1857, Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1904, Terra Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    Census Records
    U.S. Census Jackson, Jackson, OH 1860:  Daniel W Peck Family and Dyer Family including Martha Gillespie
    U.S. Census Jackson, Jackson, OH 1860: Daniel W Peck Family and Dyer Family including Martha Gillespie
    Daniel W. Peck age 26 (b. abt 1834), clock and watchmaker, Amanda J., age 24 (b. abt 1836), Clauda E. Female (sic) age 5 (b. abt 1855), Mary E. Female age 3 (b. abt 1857) and James H. Male age 1 (abt 1859)
    Two houses away: James Dyer, 46, Banker, 1200 Real, 200 Pers, born in Virginia. John Dyer age 50 Plasterer, 300 Real, 100 Pers, born in Virginia, Martha Gillespie, age 48 born in Virginia, Elizabeth Bodkin age 14 born in Ohio an Esmerillas age 12 female born in Ohio.
    U.S. Census Terre Haute, Vigo, IN 1880: Amanda J. Peck Family
    U.S. Census Terre Haute, Vigo, IN 1880: Amanda J. Peck Family
    Census was taken June 2, 1880. The Family was living on North Third Street in Terre Haute. Amanda J. Peck was 44, seamstress, born in Ohio and both father and mother born in Ohio. Daughter Mary E. was 23, music teacher born in Ohio, father and mother born in Ohio. James H. so age 21 was a clerk born in Ohio and father and mother born in Ohio. Martha Gillespie age 74 was with them. She was born in Virginia. Her father was born in England and her mother was born in Virginia.
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1837 - Gallia County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 May 1854 - Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLived - According to Tax Records Daniel Webster Peck was in Salem, Indiana in 1866. I have assumed his family was with him. Dave Howard Aug 2009 - 1866 - Salem, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Jan 1891 - Terra Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S227067693] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=11078708&pid=-506038905

    2. [S212383316] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite), Year: 1880; Census Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: T9_319; Family History Film: 1254319; Page: 487.4000; Enumeration District: 217; Image: 0192.
      Birth date: abt 1836Birth place: OhioResidence date: 1880Residence place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States

    3. [S227063537] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1), Year: 1860; Census Place: Jackson, Jackson, Ohio; Roll: M653_992; Page: 191; Image: 382.
      Birth date: abt 1836Birth place: OhioResidence date: 1860Residence place: Jackson, Jackson, Ohio